Thursday, February 11, 2010

I guess I did not make myself clear as I always take her out on a lead but she is very fast.?

I am afraid that she will slip out the door when someone is coming in are out.Just want to know how is the best way to get her to come back. I do work with her as far as trying to train her. I have make some improvents with her. She has always been like this with her other owners. Thanks to everyone for their input.I guess I did not make myself clear as I always take her out on a lead but she is very fast.?
OBEDIENCE.





It can do wonders.I guess I did not make myself clear as I always take her out on a lead but she is very fast.?
First- a remote collar is NOT the answer to a recall problem. Some people have success with this, but only VERY experienced trainers- it will usually make the problem worse rather than better.


Second- Randee had some good ideas- you need to teach your dog a sit/stay or down/stay- have the dog tethered to you, and work with people opening the door. Your dog should be in either a sit/stay or down/stay when the door is opened. You will start with the dog far enough away that she is less likely to react- she gets rewarded for doing her stay- you will slowly decrease the distance between you and the door. You want her to be successful so you can reward her. She will quickly learn that the way to get that treat is to stay in her position when the door opens. It takes time and consistency- you must do this every time- but if you do it, it will work!





Good luck!
Have you taught her heel or a recall? If she's pretty good on the lead, try tying it to your belt/belt loop and just have her follow you around the house a few times a day. Do this especially when you know people are coming over, walk to the door and have her sit/stay before you even open the door. Praise her, then open the door and allow the person to come in. If you can, arrange for someone to do this several times a day (if you live with someone, give them a bag of treats so they can reward her everytime they come in and she's a good girl). This is what I did with my dog and it seemed to work very well. Just remember, do not take her off the lead until you are 100% sure that she will not take off.





I agree with P M, try a Monks of New Skete book (they have 2, each for about $20 but SOOO worth it), it's where I give most of my advice from.
I must have missed the first question.





If your dog is running away and refusing to be recalled, you need to work on her obedience training more. There is no other answer. If she continues, it means you aren't working with her enough or, more commonly, not being consistent.





One instance of you calling her, her ignoring you, and you not enforcing the command teaches her that she can obey when she chooses. One instance.





If she bolts out the door without being given explicit permission, then you need to work on the dominance in your relationship.
I must have missed the first question. From what I am reading here I think contiue the training and consider a remote collar. I am do not think they are a panacea for all problems but they do allow you to give a long distance correction. When you say NO and tap the button at the same time they get the message that distance does not give them permission to disobey. **** PLEASE NOTE - - - I would only try the collar as a last resort. Try all of the Monks of New Skete books first.
Try this article

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